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"I remember when you would get $500,000 for your whole consignment in June. This sale has grown and attracted a lot of good buyers," Woods said.

This year, the sale expanded to four days from two and saw gross sales jump by nearly $8 million from just more than $14.5 million in 2013 to just under $22.5 million this year.

For his part, Woods was the leading consignor, selling 24 horses for more than $1.74 million and also selling the sale's top-selling horse. He consigned an Indian Charlie filly that sold for $500,000 on Thursday. The filly, listed as hip No. 756, was purchased by Ocala's Bridlewood Farm.

"It was good sale overall. It was an odd sale. The first day was a little shaky, day two and three were the best, and today was slow," Woods said.

Woods speculated that the deeper-pocketed buyers made their purchases and were on their way home by Friday.

"A lot of them wanted to get back for the weekend. They have runners on Saturday, and they wanted to get back with Friday being a traveling day," he said.

But there was enough money still around on Friday to post the second highest-selling horse of the sale. A Quality Road colt listed as hip No. 1121 sold for $390,000. He was consigned by Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables of Ocala.

Dunne was the second-leading consignor of the sale with more than $1.66 million in horses sold.

The colt was purchased by Conquest Stables. Ocala's Mark Casse buys for Conquest's Ernie Semersky and Dory Newell. The Highland Park, Illinois couple entered the industry after attending the 2012 Kentucky Derby. They have had success with their horses, including a win in the 2013 Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes by My Conquestadory. Another colt, Conquest Titan, was also a 2014 Kentucky Derby contender.

Conquest was the second leading buyer, spending more than $750,000 for four horses.

The sale's leading buyer was one of the South Korean groups that have bought at OBS for the last several years. S.R.O.A (K.O.I.D.) bought 38 horses for nearly $880,000.

"Any time you can add that many horses to your sale and get very close to the same average, it's a good result," said Tod Wojciechowski, OBS director of sales.

He said the sale was expanded because of demand for more space from consignors. The steady increase in quality of the sale is also due to consignors.

"The consignors are bringing better horses to the sale. There is broader appeal with the horses they bring. It's an upward spiral effect," Wojciechowski said.

With the end of the June sale, the 2-year-old season comes to a close. The next sale at OBS is the August sale of yearlings.

<p>For 20 years, Eddie Woods has watched the 2-year-old horse sales market rise and fall. On Friday, after the four-day Ocala Breeders' Sales June sale, Woods reflected on the auction.</p><p>"I remember when you would get $500,000 for your whole consignment in June. This sale has grown and attracted a lot of good buyers," Woods said.</p><p>This year, the sale expanded to four days from two and saw gross sales jump by nearly $8 million from just more than $14.5 million in 2013 to just under $22.5 million this year.</p><p>For his part, Woods was the leading consignor, selling 24 horses for more than $1.74 million and also selling the sale's top-selling horse. He consigned an Indian Charlie filly that sold for $500,000 on Thursday. The filly, listed as hip No. 756, was purchased by Ocala's Bridlewood Farm.</p><p>"It was good sale overall. It was an odd sale. The first day was a little shaky, day two and three were the best, and today was slow," Woods said.</p><p>Woods speculated that the deeper-pocketed buyers made their purchases and were on their way home by Friday.</p><p>"A lot of them wanted to get back for the weekend. They have runners on Saturday, and they wanted to get back with Friday being a traveling day," he said.</p><p>But there was enough money still around on Friday to post the second highest-selling horse of the sale. A Quality Road colt listed as hip No. 1121 sold for $390,000. He was consigned by Ciaran Dunne's Wavertree Stables of Ocala.</p><p>Dunne was the second-leading consignor of the sale with more than $1.66 million in horses sold.</p><p>The colt was purchased by Conquest Stables. Ocala's Mark Casse buys for Conquest's Ernie Semersky and Dory Newell. The Highland Park, Illinois couple entered the industry after attending the 2012 Kentucky Derby. They have had success with their horses, including a win in the 2013 Grade 1 Alcibiades Stakes by My Conquestadory. Another colt, Conquest Titan, was also a 2014 Kentucky Derby contender.</p><p>Conquest was the second leading buyer, spending more than $750,000 for four horses.</p><p>The sale's leading buyer was one of the South Korean groups that have bought at OBS for the last several years. S.R.O.A (K.O.I.D.) bought 38 horses for nearly $880,000.</p><p>"Any time you can add that many horses to your sale and get very close to the same average, it's a good result," said Tod Wojciechowski, OBS director of sales.</p><p>He said the sale was expanded because of demand for more space from consignors. The steady increase in quality of the sale is also due to consignors.</p><p>"The consignors are bringing better horses to the sale. There is broader appeal with the horses they bring. It's an upward spiral effect," Wojciechowski said.</p><p>With the end of the June sale, the 2-year-old season comes to a close. The next sale at OBS is the August sale of yearlings.</p>